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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> scientists in santa cruz county are trying to figure out why hundreds of large humboldt skid are washing up to beaches. they are all over the aptos beach. scientist says this is strange because normally they live in warm waters. experts advise not to touch or eat the -- or eat the dead squid. >>> california's king tides are coming in. the king tides peak in the morning. it will be hitting rocks and docks. some believe this is what california may look like in the future if sea levels rise because of global warming. >>> rescue workers pulled two people from a car that went over a hillside in daly city this morning. the chp got the call around 4:20, on skyline boulevard an olympic way. the emergency crews closed skyline for a time but it reopened around 6:30. the chp says one of the people had serious injuries, possibly a broken arm. it's not clear what caused the car to go over the side and end up 200 to 300 feet below. >>> the highway patrol is reporting minor injuries in the small chain reaction accident involving a school bus
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> scientists in santa cruz county are trying to figure out why hundreds of large humboldt skid are washing up to beaches. they are all over the aptos beach. scientist says this is strange because normally they live in warm waters. experts advise not to touch or eat the -- or eat the dead squid. >>> california's king tides are coming in. the king tides peak in the morning. it will be hitting rocks and docks. some...
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brian. >>> steve, thank you. comedian cat williams is out on bail after being arrested in los angeles on friday. police took williams into custody after charges of -- williams has had several run ins with the law in the past few months including a fight here in oakland. >>> kim kardashian is trending this morning after news the reality star is pregnant with kanye west's baby. west made the announcement during the show in atlantic city last night. e news confirmed with the kardashian family that kim is about 12 weeks pregnant. >>> the excitement is building up in pasadena this morning. just how much longer people will have to wait to claim their spot for the anticipated rose parade. >>> caught on tape flames seen shooting from a home in petaluma last night. how firefighters were able to get the people inside out safely. >>> welcome back. in petaluma firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked a fire that sent flames shooting from the garage of a home. the fire broke out around 5:30 last night on tampico cou
brian. >>> steve, thank you. comedian cat williams is out on bail after being arrested in los angeles on friday. police took williams into custody after charges of -- williams has had several run ins with the law in the past few months including a fight here in oakland. >>> kim kardashian is trending this morning after news the reality star is pregnant with kanye west's baby. west made the announcement during the show in atlantic city last night. e news confirmed with the...
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. >> and i'm brian flores. i don't like walking through a freezer but it feels like it. >> it's very cold. >> meat locker out there. >> yeah. >> it's cold. until doubt about it. under clear skies and the wind has tailed off for most. almost getting to the longest night of the year. doesn't take much to get into the 20s. santa rosa in there. napa in there. other locations are very, very close. it will be sunny today but it will be a darn cold morning. here is sal. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well around the bay area. as a matter of fact, we will go to san francisco and take a look at northbound 101 actually we are going to start with westbound 24. first. and then look at 101. 24 westbound looks good between walnut creek and oakland. if you are driving in san francisco here it is. northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. we are coming up on 4:30. let's go back to brian and pam. >>> we do begin with breaking news at a fire. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us
. >> and i'm brian flores. i don't like walking through a freezer but it feels like it. >> it's very cold. >> meat locker out there. >> yeah. >> it's cold. until doubt about it. under clear skies and the wind has tailed off for most. almost getting to the longest night of the year. doesn't take much to get into the 20s. santa rosa in there. napa in there. other locations are very, very close. it will be sunny today but it will be a darn cold morning. here is sal....
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ktvu brian flores gathering the information. he's going to bring us an update in a few minutes. >>> on sunday the president and more than 2,000 people came together for memorial service to remember the victims and first responders of the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. [ applause ] there was a standing ovation for law enforcement who were able to help get dozens of children safely out of the school. president obama read the names of the 20 children who were killed. he says he's going to do everything possible to prevent shootings like this one from ever happening again. >> i am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow. nor can they heal your wounded hearts. i can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief. >> outside the school and around newtown, there are memorials candles and teddy bears left by people who have traveled miles to honor the victims. >>> there is new details about the gunman in friday's deadly elementary rampage. authorities now say
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good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, tori. well, what was at stake today was a civil case. but there was no decision made today here inside san francisco federal court. on the case of johannes mehserle and other officers involved in the shooting of oscar grant during a new year's party a few years ago. now, attorneys for anthony p. eroni and johannes mehserle argued they should be offered immunity because they argued the shooting was an accident. they also say it was tragic but there was reasonable actions by the officers to act the way they did. meanwhile, the attorneys for the victims and four others claim it was not an accident, that they were defenseless and should not be granted qualified immunity of the law. here's what both sides had to say. >> what it means is the simple fact that our rights have been violated. those young men are tie to us as a family -- are tied to us as a family. this an opportunity for the world to see that we do have legal civil rights in this so- call ursociety of ours and should be recognized th
good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, tori. well, what was at stake today was a civil case. but there was no decision made today here inside san francisco federal court. on the case of johannes mehserle and other officers involved in the shooting of oscar grant during a new year's party a few years ago. now, attorneys for anthony p. eroni and johannes mehserle argued they should be offered immunity because they argued the shooting was an accident. they also say it was...
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brian flores is live with the issues holding both sides up. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, what it boils down to is the level of spending cuts and tax rates and time is running out and it appears that they have hit a stalemate. it is only three weeks left but it needs to be written and passed and there is concern it may not happen in time. if nothing happens then americans can expect spending cuts and possible tax hikes, both party leaders held press conferences today to update americans on the progress, speaker of the house john boehner says this afternoon that he wants the president declarify how he will cut spending. >> we made a reasonable offer, it is now up to the white house to show us how they are going to cut spending and give us the balanced agreement the president has talked about for weeks. >> meanwhile house minority leader nancy pelosi says republicans need to get real on a solution and says she would like to see medicare and social security kept out of the discussions. >> the back and forth is only useful if it eliminates po
brian flores is live with the issues holding both sides up. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, what it boils down to is the level of spending cuts and tax rates and time is running out and it appears that they have hit a stalemate. it is only three weeks left but it needs to be written and passed and there is concern it may not happen in time. if nothing happens then americans can expect spending cuts and possible tax hikes, both party leaders held press conferences today to update...
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. >>> i am brian flores live in san francisco. we will tell you what areas are affected and whether you can see flooding. >>> it may be sunny and sunnier in the neighborhood. but there are reports of hail in the area. steve will be here to tell you about it. a deal that will get you to los angeles for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.88 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life. . >>> once again breaking news. police raid add marijuana grow operation. this is happening at edgewater drive and oaklandway. they arrived here and raided the warehouse. you can see the police cruisers outside the parking lot and warehouse. it looks like they ar
. >>> i am brian flores live in san francisco. we will tell you what areas are affected and whether you can see flooding. >>> it may be sunny and sunnier in the neighborhood. but there are reports of hail in the area. steve will be here to tell you about it. a deal that will get you to los angeles for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> today, president obama said tax rates must rise on the wealthiest americans as part of any deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. this morning r the president met with a bipartisan group of governors at the white house. jerry brown was not among them. the group did not endorse any specific proposal on avoiding the sharp tax and spending cuts that could take effect in january. president obama says it's possible that the tax rates could later be lowered as part of a comprehensive tax overhaul. >>> police responding to an early-morning burglary in san jose are surprised at what they found. we'll have exclusive video of the discovery. >>> rosemary's back in about nine minutes to tell you more about the new storm rolling in and when rain will increase in your neighborhood. >>> it's a first of its kind set up in the bay area. ahead with a new solar facility dedicated an hour ago is getting a lot of attention. on your prepaid card? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card with no fee reloads and withdrawals at chase atms. all for one f
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> today, president obama said tax rates must rise on the wealthiest americans as part of any deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. this morning r the president met with a bipartisan group of governors at the white house. jerry brown was not among them. the group did not endorse any specific proposal on avoiding the sharp tax and spending cuts that could take effect in january. president obama says it's possible that the tax...
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brian flores is there now at a pharmacy that was hit. >> reporter: hi. the main question is if all the pharmacies that were robbed are related. no word from law enforcement officials. you are right. we are here at the 2800 block in front that have riteaid. it was robbed around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. there were also robberies at a pharmacy not to far from here. there was a third attempted robbery that may, or may not be related on dublin boulevard. then there was a 4th attempted robbery at a cvs off regional street. that was around 5:30 yesterday afternoon. its being reported that at least two men may be working together and hitting up the pharmacies. one of them would walk up to a pharmacist with a demand note. in these cases the pharmacists said no and then the men fled
brian flores is there now at a pharmacy that was hit. >> reporter: hi. the main question is if all the pharmacies that were robbed are related. no word from law enforcement officials. you are right. we are here at the 2800 block in front that have riteaid. it was robbed around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. there were also robberies at a pharmacy not to far from here. there was a third attempted robbery that may, or may not be related on dublin boulevard. then there was a 4th attempted...
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dave -- i'm brian flores. dave and tori are off today of the it's december 24th. >>> we're following developing news out of marin county where authorities are looking for a man who went missing overnight. alex savidge is live with more on that traffic stop and how it turned into a much larger situation. alex? >> reporter: well, good morning. no activity out here just yet but we do expect that shortly the marin county search and rescue team will resume the search in the area. they are looking into a man who jumped into core da ma terra -- corte madera creek overnight. this man is suspected of drunk driving and actually ran away from officers during a traffic stop. authorities put a boat in the water right away to search for him in and around the creek but any came up empty. that search went on for several hours before it was put on hold until 4:00 this morning. everything began just after midnight when ross police made a dui stop on the man's car near sir fran kiss drake and college. but during the sobriety tes
dave -- i'm brian flores. dave and tori are off today of the it's december 24th. >>> we're following developing news out of marin county where authorities are looking for a man who went missing overnight. alex savidge is live with more on that traffic stop and how it turned into a much larger situation. alex? >> reporter: well, good morning. no activity out here just yet but we do expect that shortly the marin county search and rescue team will resume the search in the area. they...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> the cold freezing weather early this morning caused icy conditions and accidents on bay area roads. the highway patrol says black ice caused a car to roll over on to an embankment off san pablo road near orinda. the chp says a short time later, there was another accident in the same area. no one was seriously injured in either incident. inspiration point was closed for about an hour and a half. >>> icy conditions are plameed for accident in petaluma this morning. the driver of a pickup truck hit black ice and caused the vehicle to flip on its side on petaluma south. there are no reports of injuries. steve paulson joins us in ten minutes to tell us how long this chilly weather will remain in the area. >>> oakland police are checked to release the name in the shooting death of a 15-year-old gill. the teen was running with friends yesterday afternoon when a gunman opened fire on the group. a 14-year-old boy was also shot. he ran a full city block and hid until police arrived. police have been reviewing surveillance video and interv
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> the cold freezing weather early this morning caused icy conditions and accidents on bay area roads. the highway patrol says black ice caused a car to roll over on to an embankment off san pablo road near orinda. the chp says a short time later, there was another accident in the same area. no one was seriously injured in either incident. inspiration point was closed for about an hour and a half. >>> icy...
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good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. this particular game stop was hit in the early morning hours. but at this hour, you can see that the store remains closed by this sign right here, it will be closed until further notice. and the windows that the car went through are also boarded up right now. they're expected to be replaced pretty soon. we're live here at the clayton valley shopping center. but according to concord police, the car which is a silver honda crashed through here around 4:00 a.m. the store alarm went off and police arrived. the driver was nowhere to be seen. further investigation has revealed that the car may have actually been stolen from redwood city. and investigators believe that the thief or thieves were after iphones or i pats at the store. nor smash and grab to tell you about, this one happened on sunday at radio shock in walnut creek just a few miles from here. we spoke to the store manager offcamera saying the thieves got a crowbar and used that but they didn't get anything because the glass is sh
good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. this particular game stop was hit in the early morning hours. but at this hour, you can see that the store remains closed by this sign right here, it will be closed until further notice. and the windows that the car went through are also boarded up right now. they're expected to be replaced pretty soon. we're live here at the clayton valley shopping center. but according to concord police, the car which is a silver honda crashed...
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good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we talked to the victims earlier this morning who tell us they are doing fine but obviously shaken up after three robbers barged into their home and tied them up and stole their belongings. the family members did not want to be on camera but we spoke to a father who lives at the home and tells us that a robbery happened at 2:00 a.m. and he was watching tv while his wife was getting ready for work when all of a sudden three robbers forcibly entered their home. according to san francisco police, one of the robbers appeared to have enter nod a side window and -- entered into a side window and opened the door for the other two to enter. once they got in, they pulled out guns and used electrical or duct tape to tie down the residents of the home, the father, his wife, two adult aged kids and a grandmother while they ransacked it. it is unclear if the window was unlocked or forced it open but san francisco police spent most of this morning gathering any evidence that they could. >> they wer
good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we talked to the victims earlier this morning who tell us they are doing fine but obviously shaken up after three robbers barged into their home and tied them up and stole their belongings. the family members did not want to be on camera but we spoke to a father who lives at the home and tells us that a robbery happened at 2:00 a.m. and he was watching tv while his wife was getting ready for work when all of a sudden three robbers...
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brian flores is in concord right now with the details about what happened last night. brian? >> reporter: well, dave, the issue of people outdoor marijuana growths has been a contentious one. but the issue may be -- the city may be banning them very soon. >> i will declare you out of cord if you continue. you've had your -- order, if you continue. you've had your time. >> i don't think i have had my time. >> reporter: tensions were high as the council decided to move the issue forward to the city attorney. this ordinance would ban legal marijuana outdoor gross and force them inside. some say the grows should be moved inside. >> by putting in in -- by putting it inside, you are allowing that person to come into your house and threaten that family. if you are sleeping at night, and someone comes in and -- who gets hurt? >> you get worried that someone is gonna come with a gun and that's the worst-case scenario. >> reporter: after hearing both sides, the issue lies with the city's legal department who will draft legislation. that's expected to limit -- to be limited and this wil
brian flores is in concord right now with the details about what happened last night. brian? >> reporter: well, dave, the issue of people outdoor marijuana growths has been a contentious one. but the issue may be -- the city may be banning them very soon. >> i will declare you out of cord if you continue. you've had your -- order, if you continue. you've had your time. >> i don't think i have had my time. >> reporter: tensions were high as the council decided to move the...
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brian hickey is in carson city right now. brian, you just talked to the mother of the woman who survived. what did she say? >> reporter: she's relieved that she survived this horrific ordeal and she's listed in stable condition being treated for hypothermia and minor frostbite. i talked to her on the phone and we're learning new details. it was originally reported that she was walking along highway 88 after making their way out of a remote area where they had gone 4-wheel drive site seeing. now we hoe -- sight seeing. her brother, not giving up the search around 8:00 last night, had gone up this remote road and found her walking out in knee deep snow and eventually called for her rescue and got her out of there. we also know as she was coming out from the stranded vehicle, she did pass the body of her deceased boyfriend, who, at some point on thursday, where their jeep became stranded in the sierra, had gone out to get the jeep out before the storms rolled in. he did not make it. the family of paula lane relieved that she's a
brian hickey is in carson city right now. brian, you just talked to the mother of the woman who survived. what did she say? >> reporter: she's relieved that she survived this horrific ordeal and she's listed in stable condition being treated for hypothermia and minor frostbite. i talked to her on the phone and we're learning new details. it was originally reported that she was walking along highway 88 after making their way out of a remote area where they had gone 4-wheel drive site...
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. >> got to say brian is equal opportunity here. try to get some kisses from girls. >> i think you know what this means. >> tries to get a smooch from a pooch. and even gets a kiss from a dude. >> i love it. i love that guy's spirit. >> see, which girl here took a little coaxing. he's trying to reel her in, if you know what i mean. >> oh, success. >> a little dog not having it. the dog says, do you want me to play with this treat? >> that's the best one. >> he gets couples to kiss on the street. of course a bunch of girls turn him down. >> on the cheek? we have to kiss. mistletoe. >> okay. >> went for the lips. >> that's what the old ladies do. >> we have to kiss now. >> oh, my goodness. >> to see the entire video head to rightthisminute.com and click on best of rtm. >>> he's redefining the one-man band with this performance. >> see the mind blowing way he drops th did you get chips for the party? nope. cheese plate? cheese plate...nope. i made something better. ♪ you used the oven? boom ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents.
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brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >>> a former tied mayor kevin johnson has been arrested on misnewsing public money. -- miss using public money. she used her credit card to pay for $19,000 in personal expenses, including trips to disneyland and itunes. sacramento is changing how it is approving charges on city credit cards. >> some areas where the controls didn't work as well as we would have liked them to. >> sacramento city policy said only a supervisor has to okay charges. she forged that signature. >>> san jose will be adding fluoride to its tap water. critics argued it is not safe but officials say it reduces cavities by 40%. yesterday the water district approved funding to add it to the tap water. it will be a diluted amount for the firs
brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >>> a former tied mayor kevin johnson has been arrested on misnewsing public money. -- miss using public money. she used her...
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>> let's find out, because "right this minute" we have cameron and his dad, brian. cameron this is a cool video, right? >> yes. >> how did iron man find out about cameron? >> a friend of mine is the owner of random acts of christmas. she was talking about how they liked to help these kids. i said if she wanted o ma a 13-yearold with downs happy, all she had to do was have iron man land in our yard. then a few weeks later she said operation iron man is in motion. she sent out the call, and several replied. this man took his time, energy and created this. it was amazing. >> what was it like to see your son's face light up when he saw this message? >> when i saw him see that, it was just tears. >> brian, what would you like to say to the reddic community as a whole? >> i would like to tell them random acts of christmas is excellent. it helps kids live their dreams. this boy lived his dream. >> cameron, if you could say anything to iron man right now what would you tell him? >> thank you. >> cameron, we think you're a superhero. >> i am iron man. >> that's right. >>> he
>> let's find out, because "right this minute" we have cameron and his dad, brian. cameron this is a cool video, right? >> yes. >> how did iron man find out about cameron? >> a friend of mine is the owner of random acts of christmas. she was talking about how they liked to help these kids. i said if she wanted o ma a 13-yearold with downs happy, all she had to do was have iron man land in our yard. then a few weeks later she said operation iron man is in...
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. >>> brian, we are doing well and this is a nice looking start to the commute. let's look at what we have now. people are still getting on the road and it might be a little bit lighter than it was let's say on monday when we had a lot more volume. no major delays at the toll plaza or -- plaza or on the bridge itself. and through downtown, that traffic looks very nice, let's go to mark. >>> once again we are all cold shivering because look at these temperatures in the upper 20s. subject freezing in concord, 32 in livermore, san francisco downtown, that is the current reading and san jose in the upper 38 degrees. we will be approaching the north bay counties especially northern sonoma county especially into the evening hours. a closer look, we do have this, a winter storm warning for the mendocino interior and as you can see, approaching parts of lake county but snow levels are down to 1,000 feet in a few sections of the state. the cold air is up here and here is a closer inspection. so far we just have fair skies in the south bay but we have an increase to the hi
. >>> brian, we are doing well and this is a nice looking start to the commute. let's look at what we have now. people are still getting on the road and it might be a little bit lighter than it was let's say on monday when we had a lot more volume. no major delays at the toll plaza or -- plaza or on the bridge itself. and through downtown, that traffic looks very nice, let's go to mark. >>> once again we are all cold shivering because look at these temperatures in the upper...
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. >> here is brian flores. >> reporter: you can see, behind me, as they are heading into the city, traffic is moving nicely. a 3-car are accident caused some major accidents. >> major injury accident causing massive delays into main county and now it is -- into marin county. >> reporter: that was after 8:00. that was a car traveling southbound and crashed into two cars headed in the opposite direction. chp said no major injuries reported in the accident. traffic was literally at a stand still. northbound traffic was stopped completely and southbound traffic was stopped intermittently while they stopped the accident. >> they were not moving anywhere. and they were running out of gas or their batteries died and we were headed towards the accident. traffic was at a crawl. they had to make changes to the work day or where they were going and they were running very late. >> i am like 30, 40 minutes late. >> i think every time, it is starting to be rainy, it is crazy, every time. >> it will slow us down. but it will not stop us. >> we are out this the city selling wine, so. we will see what happ
. >> here is brian flores. >> reporter: you can see, behind me, as they are heading into the city, traffic is moving nicely. a 3-car are accident caused some major accidents. >> major injury accident causing massive delays into main county and now it is -- into marin county. >> reporter: that was after 8:00. that was a car traveling southbound and crashed into two cars headed in the opposite direction. chp said no major injuries reported in the accident. traffic was...
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ktvu's brian flores is there, too. what are they so eager to buy, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, you know what, first off, when you go out there shopping today, you need to be patient especially when it comes to hot- ticket items. and here at the newpark, the hot ticket item was the jordan shoes and that just spilled over to tension seen this morning. now, chopper 2 was over the scene when it happened. there was a confrontation among those waiting in line for the shoes. from what we understand, a particular shoe store called sheik was to hand out raffle tickets. the policy was first come/first served but when someone came out to hand out those tickets, a huge crowd yam bushed that person and that's how the you are cause started -- how the ruck cause started. there were -- ruckus started. there were police surrounding the area. they are letting some people in the shoe store right now, from what we understand. >> i just came to get the shoes for my girlfriend. but now -- can't do it now. jordans everybody would do anything for some jordans but back in the d
ktvu's brian flores is there, too. what are they so eager to buy, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, you know what, first off, when you go out there shopping today, you need to be patient especially when it comes to hot- ticket items. and here at the newpark, the hot ticket item was the jordan shoes and that just spilled over to tension seen this morning. now, chopper 2 was over the scene when it happened. there was a confrontation among those waiting in line for the shoes. from what we...
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she called brian for help. jones admit, he cut off the driver then he -- then, he claims the driver came after him with his car. >>> at that time i was fearing for my life. when i jumped back up, i -- i opened fire on the vehicle. >> jones is a felon who previously served time for adult with a dadly weapon -- deadly weapon -- with a deadly weapon. he was not supposed to have a gun but said he needed it to protect his family. he faces formal murder charges next week. >>> a couple in petaluma is raising concerns about railroad crossing arm signals. the couple says the crossing arms of lakeville -- on lakeville and d streets came crashing down on their car as they were driving through a green light. the traffic officials have confirmed that the light was not synchronized with the rail system and things have been fixed. >>> i don't know if things are fixed at the taupe. sal, are you -- fix -- fixed at the toll plaza. sal, are you getting things fixed? >> well, we've will a lot of stalls on the bridge. at least -- w
she called brian for help. jones admit, he cut off the driver then he -- then, he claims the driver came after him with his car. >>> at that time i was fearing for my life. when i jumped back up, i -- i opened fire on the vehicle. >> jones is a felon who previously served time for adult with a dadly weapon -- deadly weapon -- with a deadly weapon. he was not supposed to have a gun but said he needed it to protect his family. he faces formal murder charges next week. >>>...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> 7:31. a bomb squad in san mateo had to be called in to remove some old chemicals inside a home. that he had been in a house on parrot drive for years and were actually -- they had been in a on parroted drive for years and the bomb squad detonated them in front of the yard. no one was hurt. >>> later today, vice president joe biden meets with lawmakers from all over the country. yesterday, president obama appointed the vice president to lead a task force on how to prevent other tragedies like the shooting in connecticut. stay with us for more coverage on the connecticut school shooting. coming up at 7:42, we'll go back live to newtown, connecticut, we'll show you some of the special tributes honoring the victims. and you will hear more information about where the gunman's mother was day the before that shoot -- days before that shooting. >>> a bitter legal fight is now over. lawyers for thomas kincaid's estranged widow and girlfriend say they've settled his multi- million dollar estate. we s
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> 7:31. a bomb squad in san mateo had to be called in to remove some old chemicals inside a home. that he had been in a house on parrot drive for years and were actually -- they had been in a on parroted drive for years and the bomb squad detonated them in front of the yard. no one was hurt. >>> later today, vice president joe biden meets with lawmakers from all over the country. yesterday, president obama...
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we had one in november and two more are expected in january and february coming up at 6:30 brian flores has been out there and he will show us what is happening in sol alito. >> you might have noticed it, loud commercials, the new rules starting today. >>> and it has been a hot topic in alameda, but not everybody is on board, the city is considering to ban drones. [ male announcer ] steak combos. featured now at sizzler. tri tip sirloin with fried shrimp, malibu chicken, or grilled shrimp. starting at just $9.99. sizzler. . >>> welcome back, there are reports that the satellite launched by north korea is out of control. they are burning something for their leader. the united nation's council also condemned the launch. >>> berkeley can become a no drone zone and the resolution comes after the alameda sheriff's office said it should be used in emergency situations only. some council members are concerned about safety, civil liberty violations and possible electrical interference from the drone. >> shin saysel is being -- google is being criticized for cutting its tax bill by $2 billion. >
we had one in november and two more are expected in january and february coming up at 6:30 brian flores has been out there and he will show us what is happening in sol alito. >> you might have noticed it, loud commercials, the new rules starting today. >>> and it has been a hot topic in alameda, but not everybody is on board, the city is considering to ban drones. [ male announcer ] steak combos. featured now at sizzler. tri tip sirloin with fried shrimp, malibu chicken, or...
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brian floors -- brian flores has more. >> reporter: they are planning to put this to a final vote. as many people, this issue is very controversial. if it's anything like the many, you can plan to see many who showed up in full force to show up like that again. many stripped off their clothes to show their displeasure on this ban. we are expecting this same thing today as supervisors take the final vote. what this ordinance does is prohibits nudity on city streets, plazas, sidewalks and other places. many nudists say that being naked promotes free speech. some people don't like public nudity at all and welcome the ban. >> people walking around with little kids, families, even in the castro there are families. i don't -- if i had children, i wouldn't want them having to look at that. it's not -- it makes me angry. it just makes me angry. >> back out here live, the first fine would be $100, the second offense $200 and then after that, up to $500 and then some jail time. if there are more offenses. this ordinance, if it does pass is expected to take place on february 1st. the meeting
brian floors -- brian flores has more. >> reporter: they are planning to put this to a final vote. as many people, this issue is very controversial. if it's anything like the many, you can plan to see many who showed up in full force to show up like that again. many stripped off their clothes to show their displeasure on this ban. we are expecting this same thing today as supervisors take the final vote. what this ordinance does is prohibits nudity on city streets, plazas, sidewalks and...
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but for now brian flores, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> he has been there since 4:30 he is probably hungry by now. >>> we have a car in a ditch and a lot of people use this is the a shortcut so you could be experiencing some delays. and at the off ramp, there is a car in the bushes. let's look at this, no delays right here but we want to look at the bay bridge which closed because of a police rex and up next, you can see metering lights are on and this is your commute back up to mcarthur maze and san francisco. those taillights are going westbound not as bad as it usually is towards sunny veil and right now it is moving a little bit. 6:39 here is steve. >> thank you tara. >> okay. >> make sure she is there. >> a couple of breaks in the clouds, it is clearing and there is a northwest breeze kicking up in the san mateo coast and that will prevent a lot of widespread really thick fog. there have been a couple of reports, an "f" s o had -- fso had a gust of 18. there is a little midst and san jose had some. breezy and cooler here. we will have mostly sunny conditions, definitely by the
but for now brian flores, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> he has been there since 4:30 he is probably hungry by now. >>> we have a car in a ditch and a lot of people use this is the a shortcut so you could be experiencing some delays. and at the off ramp, there is a car in the bushes. let's look at this, no delays right here but we want to look at the bay bridge which closed because of a police rex and up next, you can see metering lights are on and this is your commute back up...
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new at noon, brian flores is live in oakland with more. >> reporter: hi, mike. it could be the tragedy in connecticut or the buy back program. we understand that more guns today were turned in. on this table are military rifles, hunting rifles. these were once in the hands of people in the streets of oakland but now they are not. >> i mean, i have fixed mealings. on one hand, we are all devastated not only about sandy hook and that one incident of -- incidence of violence but violence in oakland is den stating. >> reporter: recently an additional 91 guns were turn intoed the oakland police department as a result of the gun buy back program. people can turn in their guns in exchange for $200. no questions asked. since the program, 190 guns have been pulled into oakland pd and pulled out of the streets. >> we're not politicians. we're citizens. >> reporter: keith stephenson is responsible for funding much of the money for this program. he said he just grew tired of the violence. he's fronted more than $100,000 to front the gun byback and now he wants to see this -
new at noon, brian flores is live in oakland with more. >> reporter: hi, mike. it could be the tragedy in connecticut or the buy back program. we understand that more guns today were turned in. on this table are military rifles, hunting rifles. these were once in the hands of people in the streets of oakland but now they are not. >> i mean, i have fixed mealings. on one hand, we are all devastated not only about sandy hook and that one incident of -- incidence of violence but...
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brian flores joins us live from glide memorial church to let us know how this annual tradition went. >> reporter: good afternoon. we have been here since about 5:00 a.m. take a look. the line has gone down considerably. from what we understand they've given away more than 5,000 bags. for the people who have been here, they didn't find the cold temperatures and it didn't stop them from getting a free and much-needed holiday meal. >> things are going really well. we changed the logistics a little bit to help with the traffic outside. things are running really smooth outside. you know, we're continue usely making -- continuously making bags. >> reporter: more than 5,000 bags, in fact, for the thousands waiting outside. >> i mean this is a tremendous opportunity to be able to give back to the community, being able to help people out that are less fortunate. >> reporter: at the city's tenderloin district, thousands of homeless, elderly or those just down on their luck brave the cold temperatures and long hours waiting for traditional holiday meals. >> i've been inline for 5:00. this area,
brian flores joins us live from glide memorial church to let us know how this annual tradition went. >> reporter: good afternoon. we have been here since about 5:00 a.m. take a look. the line has gone down considerably. from what we understand they've given away more than 5,000 bags. for the people who have been here, they didn't find the cold temperatures and it didn't stop them from getting a free and much-needed holiday meal. >> things are going really well. we changed the...
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brian flores is live to tell us what is happening right now. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is the one-year anniversary of the movement. what you are seeing behind me is a group of foreclosed or about to be foreclosed homeowners that decided to occupy this bank branch in bayview. [chanting] >> reporter: the group which included members of the naacp started marching around 11:00 and were able to enter their way into the bank going past guards and setting up crime scene around the bank. the group says they are ed fed up about the amount of foreclosures and racist lending in the bayview. some say they just want wells fargo to modify their loans fairly. >> i've witnessed many people first -- i've met many people face to face across san francisco, heard stories of people across the country, i've noticed the specific story of larry folkes who is being evicted from wells fargo from a house that belonged to his family for many decades. >> i've been personally affected by this. not as a homeowner but a renter. in the last two years, the homes that i have been in have been forecl
brian flores is live to tell us what is happening right now. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is the one-year anniversary of the movement. what you are seeing behind me is a group of foreclosed or about to be foreclosed homeowners that decided to occupy this bank branch in bayview. [chanting] >> reporter: the group which included members of the naacp started marching around 11:00 and were able to enter their way into the bank going past guards and setting up crime scene around the...
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brian flores is outside glide memorial church. you've been out there since this morning. what's going on? >> reporter: a sea of people, at least a block long. thousands of people in line. some have been here as early as yesterday afternoon to get a free meal. every year, grace memorial church does this children where any give a bag of groceries for those who need it. this year, the church expects to give 5,500 bags of groceries. people have been in line hoping to get chicken, turkey, potatoes, pasta, beans and i many of -- and these items many of us take advantage of every day. many of these people with homeless. >> we see a lot of growing seniors accessing our services. it's doubling and tripling compared to years in the past. if you look at the demographics, the senior population is growing because the baby boomers are getting older and more people are getting on social security and disability as they reach the older years and they are really tight on money. >> reporter: and organizers say because the amount of people expected to arrive, they may have to turn people awa
brian flores is outside glide memorial church. you've been out there since this morning. what's going on? >> reporter: a sea of people, at least a block long. thousands of people in line. some have been here as early as yesterday afternoon to get a free meal. every year, grace memorial church does this children where any give a bag of groceries for those who need it. this year, the church expects to give 5,500 bags of groceries. people have been in line hoping to get chicken, turkey,...
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coming up at 7:00 ktvu brian flores is out there as well. he will bring us a live update on everything that is happening there. >>> classes will resume this morning at san jose city college. that is following a campus lock down. investigators say a man called police at about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. claiming that someone had a gun at the technology building. students were evacuated at about 5:00. expect for the technology building. where students there had to be padded down before being allowed to leave. >> we started clearing the building and looking for the suspect or person matching that description that was given to us. did not find anyone matching that description. >> the last students were not allowed to leave that technology building until just about after 8:00 last night. this happened right in the middle of finals week. officers have not opinion able to trace the original 911 call. the colleges president told us here at ktvu news that they are purchasing surveillance cameras for the campus. >>> time now 6:36. in 30 minutes from rig
coming up at 7:00 ktvu brian flores is out there as well. he will bring us a live update on everything that is happening there. >>> classes will resume this morning at san jose city college. that is following a campus lock down. investigators say a man called police at about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. claiming that someone had a gun at the technology building. students were evacuated at about 5:00. expect for the technology building. where students there had to be padded down before...
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brian flores has more. brian? >> reporter: emergency crews finished up a few minutes ago. both lanes of highway 35 are reopen. besigned me is the general area where this car went off the cliff here. lights just started showing up here. but still very dark out here, as you can see. emergency crews and the california highway patrol, they were hoping to get the car that drove off the cliff. the car drove off the cliff 100 to 200 feet here. we saw the person who may be the driven. he was given a breathalyzer test as we arrived. the chp says it is still being investigated whether speed or alcohol was in the crash. the passenger has moderate to major injuries according to the chp and was taken to a local hospital. >> it has major damage to it. obviously, going down the embankment, it didn't hit much debris but on the way down it did sustain damage to the front, left front fender as well as undercarriage damage. >> reporter: and again, no other injuries to report. no other vehicles were involved. but this morning, a tow company has been called in to get the car below the cliff. i
brian flores has more. brian? >> reporter: emergency crews finished up a few minutes ago. both lanes of highway 35 are reopen. besigned me is the general area where this car went off the cliff here. lights just started showing up here. but still very dark out here, as you can see. emergency crews and the california highway patrol, they were hoping to get the car that drove off the cliff. the car drove off the cliff 100 to 200 feet here. we saw the person who may be the driven. he was...
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ktvu brian flores is in san francisco. he will give you reaction to what just happened from the castro district in san francisco. >>> police are looking for the suspects of a deadly home invasion in the south bay. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is in the neighborhood where it all happened with more details on the investigation. >> reporter: pam, people who live in this neighborhood are eager to find out answers in this case. police spent all weekend analyzing evidence that they gathered here at this mansion and they are doing the same thing today. they want the public to take a good look at this suspects sketch. he is described as white or latino. he is six feet tall and skinny with black hair and dark eyes. investigators say he is one of the men responsible for breaking into this multimillion dollar moment last friday and killing 66-year-old koomra and beating his wife. they are not saying how he is killed and whether this was a targeted home invasion robbery or random. now we have been trying to get in touch w
ktvu brian flores is in san francisco. he will give you reaction to what just happened from the castro district in san francisco. >>> police are looking for the suspects of a deadly home invasion in the south bay. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is in the neighborhood where it all happened with more details on the investigation. >> reporter: pam, people who live in this neighborhood are eager to find out answers in this case. police spent all weekend analyzing evidence...
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brian. >> reporter: the main question is whether all these pharmacy robberies are related. we are live here though in front of a rite aid off the 2800 block here in pleasanton. this particular location was robbed around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. but there were also pharmacy robberies at a lucky pharmacy location not too far from here around 6:15 last night. there was a third attempted robbery that may or may not be related that happened a the the 7400 block of dublin boulevard in dublin around 12:40 yesterday. and now we are hearing there was a fourth attempted robbery at a cvs around 5:30 yesterday. a man or men walked up to the pharmacist with a demand note stating he had a gun and wanted some type of opiate based narcotics. when the pharmacist said no the man fled on foot. who police are looking for this morning is either a white or middle eastern man with a beard in his mid 30s around 5'3" and 150 pounds. and another man 5'7" and 200 pounds. we are live in pleasanton i'm brian flores. >>> there is new disturbing video showing the moments before and after an officer sho
brian. >> reporter: the main question is whether all these pharmacy robberies are related. we are live here though in front of a rite aid off the 2800 block here in pleasanton. this particular location was robbed around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. but there were also pharmacy robberies at a lucky pharmacy location not too far from here around 6:15 last night. there was a third attempted robbery that may or may not be related that happened a the the 7400 block of dublin boulevard in dublin...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, brian. >>> 7:37. a heads up for commuters in san francisco. muni reports that the powell street cable car line will remain out of service this morning. >> the problem, a defective piece of cable. transit officials say motor coach shuttles are being used as a backup. >>> a san francisco cab company is offering free cab rides this new year's eve. luxor cabs will give a free ride home to people leaving bars and restaurants. you must mention berg industry lawyers to get a free ride. only fares under $35 will be free. >> and there are police officers out there tonight. they will be watching. >> yes. >> so be careful. >>> tara, you are talking about free rides? >> that's right. muni will be offering free rides. that's tonight from 8:00 until 6:00 tomorrow morning. caltrain and samtrans also offering free rides after 11:00. -- as well as vta from 7:00 this evening until 4:00 in the morning. b.a.r.t. will be offering extended service. so no excuses to drink and drive. right now we're gonna take a live look at
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, brian. >>> 7:37. a heads up for commuters in san francisco. muni reports that the powell street cable car line will remain out of service this morning. >> the problem, a defective piece of cable. transit officials say motor coach shuttles are being used as a backup. >>> a san francisco cab company is offering free cab rides this new year's eve. luxor cabs will give a free ride home to people leaving bars and...
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brian flores. >> thank you. our channel 2 website you will find a link there where you can share your photographs of the king tides with sciencists, just click on web links. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was charged with three new crimes. during his brief court appearance yesterday the 21- year-old looked quite different, his hair was grown out and he had lost weight. he is a accused of trying to kidnap three women in separate incidents safeway parking lots in 2009. he could enter pleas to those charges in february. he has not entered a plea yet in the sierra lamar case. >>> prosecutors say there's could be more charges and suspects in a beating and homicide. the victims steven reed and audrey -- were bound, and dumped on a street. reed later died. investigators believe the two were first attacked inside a home. a warning to reporters to stay away hangs outside the home. four of the five gave not guilty pleas in court yesterday. >> police seize a marijuana growing operation in oaklan
brian flores. >> thank you. our channel 2 website you will find a link there where you can share your photographs of the king tides with sciencists, just click on web links. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was charged with three new crimes. during his brief court appearance yesterday the 21- year-old looked quite different, his hair was grown out and he had lost weight. he is a accused of trying to kidnap three women in separate incidents safeway...
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ktvu channel 2 reporter brian floor rose is live -- brian flores is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. in terms of the rain, the rain has let up here quite considerably. we're taking a look at the southbound 101, it's starting to pick up there. steve paulson has been talking about it all morning. we're not expecting a huge amount of rain from this storm. but the ground is saturated, especially from last week's storm. there's lots of pockets of water in the roadways and some businesses and residents and even commuters are not taking any chances this morning. one of those businesses is goodman's lumber in mill valley. storeowners and employees placed sandbags there and kept them because of the rain. the store that sells a lot of rain gear became flooded this past wednesday. they say they didn't want to take any chances with this new set of storms. are you worried about tomorrow morning? >> hopefully it will not be that bad. >> i'm getting ready. i know it's coming. i know it's coming. so yeah, trying to get it all ready tonight. >> reporter: we did drive by the store earlier thi
ktvu channel 2 reporter brian floor rose is live -- brian flores is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. in terms of the rain, the rain has let up here quite considerably. we're taking a look at the southbound 101, it's starting to pick up there. steve paulson has been talking about it all morning. we're not expecting a huge amount of rain from this storm. but the ground is saturated, especially from last week's storm. there's lots of pockets of water in the roadways and some...
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brian flores is where it could trigger some tides. >> reporter: that's right, this place is notorious for flooding for high tides. go ahead and take a look around. the ground i am stepping on is still muddy and there are pockets of standing water and there are signs telling people high tide flooding is expected today. in terms of this, we actually had one in november and there is another one expected in january and then in been. but the later part of this morning some time around 7:00. >>> around 745 here it will be expected. >> and we saw it along where it covered a large portion of the beach or. ocean beach, we are looking at half-moon bay and also a long rivers and creek and it is a mix of government be agencies and you can go ahead and subject might those as well. we will be keeping an eye on transportation issues and as we mentioned there is a lot of standing water issues and we will be keep egg an eye on the king tides as well. on our website, you can share your photos of the king tides with us and we would love to see it just click on it. >>> they are now talking about what hap
brian flores is where it could trigger some tides. >> reporter: that's right, this place is notorious for flooding for high tides. go ahead and take a look around. the ground i am stepping on is still muddy and there are pockets of standing water and there are signs telling people high tide flooding is expected today. in terms of this, we actually had one in november and there is another one expected in january and then in been. but the later part of this morning some time around 7:00....
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brian flores ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and at the richmond refinery, they say the flare-up was nothing to worry about. after the fire it sent huge plumes of smoke into the air and many people went to the hospital complaining of health problems. >>> up now give holiday presents to facebook friends. we will tell you what those gifts are and how you can give them. >>> the first megabus was just there live this morning. the company offers trips from san francisco to los angeles, reno to san jose and oakland to los angeles. >> it started at $1 and we always managed to have a very good value even on a busy day. why not. they look comfortable inside too. the company briefly operated in 2007 but actually canceled service due to lack of demand. >>> time now 6:50, let's see if sal can get everybody where they needs to go. >> that is one thing i should to, let's take a look at the east bay and traffic is moving along well but it is wet and as steve mentioned showers are moving through and that will make it slower. when you get to the plaza it did start earlier than normal and they are bac
brian flores ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and at the richmond refinery, they say the flare-up was nothing to worry about. after the fire it sent huge plumes of smoke into the air and many people went to the hospital complaining of health problems. >>> up now give holiday presents to facebook friends. we will tell you what those gifts are and how you can give them. >>> the first megabus was just there live this morning. the company offers trips from san francisco...
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brian flores is headed there as we speak and we will bring you more as we get more information. >>> an apartment fire has left six people homeless. these are pictures out at the scene where you can see crews are still there. the fire started a couple of hours on copperfield avenue near the bart station. now some units on both floors of the building were gutted. woman one said she saw -- one woman said she saw fire and firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the other units and fortunately nobody was hurt. one woman said the fire was set intentionally and the head of the fire department will ultimately determine the cause. >>> allie rasmus joins us from oakland with more on the investigation into how another fire started in an appliance building. >> reporter: it was firefighters from oakland 29 who responded to this fire and they were already pretty familiar with the building because it was the same spot they put out another fire in the last four months. >> reporter: the building that burned used to be an plaints who -- appliance shop and they got a report of a fire co
brian flores is headed there as we speak and we will bring you more as we get more information. >>> an apartment fire has left six people homeless. these are pictures out at the scene where you can see crews are still there. the fire started a couple of hours on copperfield avenue near the bart station. now some units on both floors of the building were gutted. woman one said she saw -- one woman said she saw fire and firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the other...
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brian flores joins us for this record-breaking day, my goodness, i feel like i am behind if i don't get my packages out today. >> reporter: that may be the case but yes, 19 packages overall that started on thanksgiving and i can't believe christmas is already two and a half weeks away but look, many of these pack ands are here and they may be going to homes in the area. to talk about more how this process goes, he is the operations manager here for fedex. good morning, very busy out there. thanks for coming. here we are busiest day of the year, we have 110 employees looking to move out all of the packages and we have our full staff of people getting packages out that we pick up this afternoon. >> we understand this is actually the busiest shopping day and how are you guys preparing and getting ready? >> well, it's all hands on deck, we have to rent vehicles to accommodate it, and everyone will be here. >>> talk to me about the process, talk to me about how one package comes from one part of the country to another. >> this is our big facility and from oakland throughout the bay area stat
brian flores joins us for this record-breaking day, my goodness, i feel like i am behind if i don't get my packages out today. >> reporter: that may be the case but yes, 19 packages overall that started on thanksgiving and i can't believe christmas is already two and a half weeks away but look, many of these pack ands are here and they may be going to homes in the area. to talk about more how this process goes, he is the operations manager here for fedex. good morning, very busy out...
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. >> i am brian flores, let's take a look at our weather, merry christmas to you rosemary. >> yes, we have splash and dash showers out there and eventually it will be a steady rain and with that rain will come wind as well and maybe hail and lightning. looking at storm tracker 2, wind doppler radars you can see all over southern california is where the steady rain is and a few scattered showers are in and around fairfield right up to air base parkway and if we shift, we have more rain over napa reported earlier this morning and i am tracking scattered showers and i will have a timeline later of what you can expect of what and went coming up, good morning, tara. >>> we have video coming into our newsroom. this is an accident and a sig alert was issued just of a 5:15 this morning. we understand one lane is open now and at least three vehicles are involved and a lot of fuel is being die certificated. -- diverted. you can see headlights are in concord and they are moving along nicely, let's head back to the desk. >>> we are covering a three- alarm fire at a commercial building in campbell
. >> i am brian flores, let's take a look at our weather, merry christmas to you rosemary. >> yes, we have splash and dash showers out there and eventually it will be a steady rain and with that rain will come wind as well and maybe hail and lightning. looking at storm tracker 2, wind doppler radars you can see all over southern california is where the steady rain is and a few scattered showers are in and around fairfield right up to air base parkway and if we shift, we have more...
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good morning everybody, it is thursday december 27th, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook, it is nice to have a little bit of a break from that rain. >>> we just have some cloud cover to deal with this morning and we have more that will not interfere with rain showers. we have more up to the north notice there is a chance for a few sprinkles drifting into mendocino county but we have partly cloudy skies and temperatures are warming back up into the mid-50s, here is a look at traffic, good morning tara. >>> we don't know what traffic will be like if a lot of folks have the day off or if they are continuing christmas vacation but so far it looks pretty busy and you can see traffic is flowing well as you make your way towards foster city, and that's about it, 5:01 we will head back to the desk. >>> there has been a police shooting in walnut creek. it happened near an elementary school as well as 580. >> we are here in walnut creek, still a very active investigation. >> reporter: you can see there are police cruisers, a lot of police vehicles and
good morning everybody, it is thursday december 27th, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook, it is nice to have a little bit of a break from that rain. >>> we just have some cloud cover to deal with this morning and we have more that will not interfere with rain showers. we have more up to the north notice there is a chance for a few sprinkles drifting into mendocino county but we have partly cloudy skies and temperatures are warming back...
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. >>> good morning everybody, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook. mark is here for steve and i am liking your forecast. >>> we have been advertising a break-in the rain and as far as temperatures, we are off to a cool start in the of 40s. more cloud cover this morning. >>> i am tracking some more shower chances and i will have more on that in a few minutes. tara has an update on traffic. good morning tara. >>> this is a live look at 880, a lot more folks are out on the roadways this morning and this is a look at 237 near milpitas, traffic is moving on the right- hand side, let's head back to the desk. >>> we begin with breaking news. christian captain is there and what are police saying? >> well, the number one thing is that there were no officers injured. >> reporter: the one suspect in this case is dead. it's still a very active investigation on creek side drive. walnut creek police said it was a domestic violence case which ended in gunfire. there is more than a dozen cruisers from walnut creek police and from the contra costa area. then wa
. >>> good morning everybody, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook. mark is here for steve and i am liking your forecast. >>> we have been advertising a break-in the rain and as far as temperatures, we are off to a cool start in the of 40s. more cloud cover this morning. >>> i am tracking some more shower chances and i will have more on that in a few minutes. tara has an update on traffic. good morning tara. >>>...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:33. crews will be shutting down part of a busy contra costa road today because of a potential sinkhole. right now, one lane of marsh creek road in clayton is closed. crews are trying to fix the road because a culvert has failed and a potential sinkhole is starting to form. at 9:00 this morning, marsh creek will be completely shut down between deer valley road and pine lane. drivers will be reouted but people who live in the area will still have access to their homes. >>> 8:34. sal is watching that and everything else. you are starting in contra costa county, though. >> that's right the we're looking at highway 4 to start this report off. highway 4 looks pretty good. it's improved a little bit. there goes b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. is a good way to get there. if you are driving late this morning, it could be a benefit for you. 680 is slow. looking at the toll plaza, it's -- that's improve the quite a bit. it's still about a 15-minute delay. you can see the traffic coming in from 880 is lighter. if
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:33. crews will be shutting down part of a busy contra costa road today because of a potential sinkhole. right now, one lane of marsh creek road in clayton is closed. crews are trying to fix the road because a culvert has failed and a potential sinkhole is starting to form. at 9:00 this morning, marsh creek will be completely shut down between deer valley road and pine lane. drivers will be reouted but people who live in the area will still have...
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. >> reporter: brian is congress does not act taxes will go up on all americans next tuesday. they are scheduled to get back to work for tomorrow morning which is when president barack obama's flight returns from hawaii but many are pest mystic he will reach -- pessimist particular they will reach the deadline. it is the republican controlled householding out. house speaker john boehner wants increase for those making only 1 million a year. they say it's more likely we will go over the cliff than not. >> if we allow that to happen it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional you are responsibility in a long time. >> reporter: some republicans are saying president barack obama will actually get his way if a fiscal cliff is not reached before the deadline, kyle la campbell, washington d.c. newsroom. >>> and in general delegations are not as crowded as the first ones. as many as 800,000 are expected to be there for the president's 21st inauguration and that's less than those who flooded the area in 2009. >>> it should be much better and governor brown wants to
. >> reporter: brian is congress does not act taxes will go up on all americans next tuesday. they are scheduled to get back to work for tomorrow morning which is when president barack obama's flight returns from hawaii but many are pest mystic he will reach -- pessimist particular they will reach the deadline. it is the republican controlled householding out. house speaker john boehner wants increase for those making only 1 million a year. they say it's more likely we will go over the...
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. >> and i am brian flores in for dave clark. where is rosemary orozco? >> yes, we do continue with a flood watch for parts of sonoma county and the flood will rise another foot before it crests. it is around sonoma county and in the area of boeheim highway and we'll see minor flooding which will be taking place and i will show you what you can expect for christmas eve coming up, here is tara moriarty. >>> some flooding near the sonoma raceway, just be aware it is causing some delays. san francisco you can see traffic on the right as you make your way towards fso and traffic is flowing well into san francisco, let's head back to the desk. >>> police are searching for a missing man. police say he may be in a creek in fairfax. here is alex savage who will report on what happened just moments before the man went missing. here is alex. >> reporter: the search has been temporarily called off for this man at the creek and the police chief just told me a short time ago, they will be back out here and searchers will later on this morning at first light continue t
. >> and i am brian flores in for dave clark. where is rosemary orozco? >> yes, we do continue with a flood watch for parts of sonoma county and the flood will rise another foot before it crests. it is around sonoma county and in the area of boeheim highway and we'll see minor flooding which will be taking place and i will show you what you can expect for christmas eve coming up, here is tara moriarty. >>> some flooding near the sonoma raceway, just be aware it is causing...
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>> reporter: well, brian, charlotte is just six years old and she loves school as well as jessica, she loved horses and both of those two young girls will be the next to be buried today. >> in newtown, two more little victims will be laid to rest. on monday, mourners said a final goodbye to jack pinto. >> it was very sad, the family took it very -- as hard as any parent would take it losing their first grader. >> and a large crowd showed up to say goodbye to noah pozner. >> i started to cry because it is very close to home. >> students in the area headed back to school except for sandy hook elementary. they were moved to school in a neighborrerring town where students will eventually return to class. >> we are putting our arms around people. >> it is still unknown why the 20-year-old opened fire on this school. they are interviewing witnesses and looking at the shooter's home come pewter looking for answers. >> we know this town of newtown wants to know what happened and we will do that, we will provide them any and all information, and we will paint a crystal clear picture as much as
>> reporter: well, brian, charlotte is just six years old and she loves school as well as jessica, she loved horses and both of those two young girls will be the next to be buried today. >> in newtown, two more little victims will be laid to rest. on monday, mourners said a final goodbye to jack pinto. >> it was very sad, the family took it very -- as hard as any parent would take it losing their first grader. >> and a large crowd showed up to say goodbye to noah pozner....
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. >> reporter: good morning, brian, st. anthony is preparing 4,000 meals for people and the preparations will start behind these doors 90 minutes from now but the planning for this day took months. they really stepped up to cook enough hams and they left foods to serve and collected a total of 400 hams and they will be served starting at 10:00 a.m. this morning. they do serve meals here throughout the week but today's meal is he can a special and helping to serve is the navy and football cops team and they will be -- football coaches and they will be working to serve this meal and it will be served at 10:00 and a lot of people will be lining up to take advantage of this benefit. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the memorial church in san francisco expecting to serve, it runs from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and thousands will be enjoying the food. >>> east palo alto more rain approaches and they have put sandbags out a day over that water seed over. it prompted mandatory evacuations for 7 homes. >> there is an area
. >> reporter: good morning, brian, st. anthony is preparing 4,000 meals for people and the preparations will start behind these doors 90 minutes from now but the planning for this day took months. they really stepped up to cook enough hams and they left foods to serve and collected a total of 400 hams and they will be served starting at 10:00 a.m. this morning. they do serve meals here throughout the week but today's meal is he can a special and helping to serve is the navy and football...